Well, today is the day that I go and talk to Princess Celestia about Sunset's return and after talking to her several times, today is the day that she decides whether or not Sunset gets to return. I stood in front of the doors to her chambers, looking up at them, trying to prepare myself for the upcoming conversation.
"C'mon Twilly, what's the worst that can happen?" I hear my brother ask. He was unsure at first about me and Sunset being together, but seeing how well she has treated me so far in our relationship, he has decided to give a fighting chance to Sunset.
"Well, aside from the risk of being sent to the moon, or being barred from coming back to Equestria, I guess you're right." I said, trying to joke around, but the knot in my throat making it apparent that I was terrified of asking.
"Twilight, trust me. Princess Celestia won't do that to you. Besides, Luna and myself trust Sunset has changed. Hopefully with both of our referrals, Celestia will be more understanding." Cadence said. It eased my nerves knowing that I had her approval, but there was still doubt hiding deep inside of me.
I nodded softly and then looked back up at the doors. "Well, here goes nothing." I said to myself, pushing the doors open to her chambers. Surely enough she was standing there, waiting on my appearance.
She looked down at me, concern on her face. "Hello Twilight." She said, a smile forming along her lips. "What can I do for you today?" She asked.
I gulped down any bit of doubt that I had in me. "Princess Celestia, I want to ask your permission to bring Sunset Shimmer back to Equestria." I said as bluntly as possible to try and hurry and get this over with.
She stood there for a moment to collect her thoughts on what I just asked. "What makes you want to bring her back?" She asked in a slightly concerned tone.
I blushed softly. "Well, if Luna nor Cadence hasn't told you yet, I am in a relationship with Sunset. She wants to come back here and resume her life as a pony here in Equestria with me." I said, hoping for the best.
We stood there in silence, slight annoyance on her face. Finally, she gave a defeated sigh. "Twilight, please understand that she was never really barred from Equestria. She left on her own free will and I hope that you understand that you are making yourself vulnerable to her. If she wants to come back, then she can." Celestia said, lifting the weight of worry off of my shoulders. "Though I wish to speak to her myself when she arrives. I have arrangements that I wish to talk to her about and I expect them to be met." She said in a stern voice.
"Y-Yes Princess Celestia." I said as Princess Celestia let herself out of the room. I turned to look at Cadence and Shining Armor with a big smile on my face.
"Congratulations Twilight. It seems that you and Sunset will be able to be with each other." Cadence said, wrapping her foreleg around me.
I returned the embrace and looked at the both of them. "Thank you and yes it does. Now I just need to go to the other world and tell Sunset." I said before rushing passed the both of them to my castle.
I sat there at my house, looking out the window at the other people running by with their daily chores. I sighed and sunk into my chair. "It's been almost a month since she's been back. I hope everything is alright." I said to myself, pulling a small, heart-shaped locket from my chest to show a picture of me and Twilight. "Thankfully, she's supposed to come back tonight." I said with a big smile.
Suddenly there was a knock at the door followed by Dash and AJ letting themselves in. "Howdy Sunset. How are you doing?" Applejack asked.
"I'm doing alright. I've just been rather preoccupied as of late with hunting for a job, waiting on Twilight, and preparing for graduation." I said, running my hand through my messy hair.
"Well, it's been a while since we've seen you around, we were getting worried about you." Dash said, resting her head on AJ's shoulder.
I couldn't help but to giggle at the two. "Awww, aren't you two just adorable." I teased to immediately get a reaction from both of them.
"Sunset, we've been together for several months. Why are you still teasing us?" Applejack asked, blushing deeply.
I smiled softly. "Because, it's cute seeing my two friends together and seeing how much of a perfect pair you two are." I said, grinning softly to see their faces light up more.
Applejack finally gave a defeated sigh and looked up at me. "Listen, we're all going to the mall. We was wondering if you'd like to join us." Applejack asked.
"I'm supposed to be waiting on Twilight. She told me that she was needing to talk to me tonight and that it was urgent. I don't want to be gone when she shows up." I stated, looking at the both of them.
They stood there for a second, thinking of what else to say before Dash broke the silence. "Well, how about this. We all come up here and hang out for a while. Besides, Twilight is one of our friends as well." Dash said with her usual confident smile.
I chuckled softly and shrugged. "It would be nice to have company up. Sure, why not." I said, getting up from my chair and stretched out. "Though when Twi get's here, if it's as urgent as she says it is, then I may need to step out of the room with her."
They both nodded before AJ came up to me. "What do ya think she's wanting to talk to ya about?" AJ asked, somewhat concerned.
I gave a heavy sigh, knowing that they're not going to want to hear what I have to say. "I may be leaving and going back home to Equestria." I said, looking at the both of them.
They both stood there in silence, trying to come to terms with what was said. "W-Wait, you're gonna be leaving us?" AJ asked.
Dash stormed up to me, anger in her eyes. "Why didn't you tell us about this?!"
I backed away about, knowing that I expected this. "Because, where Twilight is a princess in our world, it isn't fair to her to leave and come back every other week. Though, we will come and visit everyone. I promise that." I said with a reassuring smile.
They both eyed me down for a second. "Sunset, we're happy for you, but what about everyone here?" Dash asked.
"Rainbow Dash, Applejack, please, listen. This isn't my natural home. I miss the way things were back in Equestria. I miss my magic. I miss my abilities. But out of everything that I miss the most is Twilight. She means the world to me. I'm going to miss everybody here and we'll be back as often as we can to visit you all, this is just something that I need to do." I said with a heavy heart.
Applejack understood what I meant and where I was coming from. Dash on the other hand was livid with me, but claims to understand. "Well, you better keep that promise. Otherwise, all of us will be over there to visit you." Dash stated, looking over at me.
I chuckled softly and nodded. "Understood." I said before there was another knock on the door. I looked at the both of them and sighed. "Please don't say anything to anyone else. I know Pinkie and Fluttershy is going to be devastated from hearing this." I said before opening the door to see Twilight standing there.
I smiled and quickly wrapped my arms around her and held her close to me. "Hey, Twilly." I said before leaning in to kiss her to only see her withdraw a bit. "Sunset, we need to talk real quick." She said in a stern voice before walking passed me and into the other room.
I stood there, slightly confused and looked over at Dash and AJ who were as lost as I was. I followed Twilight into the kitchen to see her hiding something from me. I rose a brow and shot her a suspicious look. "Okay, what's the news?" I asked.
Her serious expression quickly changed into an overly-excited smile on her face. "She said yes! You can come back!" Twilight said before running up to me, wrapping her arms around me in a tight embrace.
I stood there, confused at first, but a wave of joy quickly overwhelmed my body. "Seriously?!" I said with a big smile.
She nodded softly, though her expression changed a bit. "There is one catch though." She stated.
I felt my heart sink as she said that. "O-Okay, what is it?" I asked, preparing for the worst.
"Princess Celestia is wanting to speak to you." Twilight stated, a slightly worried tone in her voice.
And the feeling only got worse. "W-what is she wanting to talk to me about?" I asked, a hint of fear in my voice.
"About arrangements upon your arrival. Other than that, I don't know." She said, looking up at me.
I nodded softly and then looked out the door to see Applejack and Dash making themselves at home. "Give me a second." I said before walking out of the kitchen and into the living room. "H-Hey guys, I got a proposition for you two." I said, the both of them looking up at me from the couch.
"Alright, let's here it." Applejack said as Dash rested her head in AJ's lap.
"If I do leave, I'd like to allow everyone to come here and hangout whenever they want. That way when me and Twilight do come back to visit, we don't have to run around trying to find a place to stay." I said, hoping not to have sounded rude in my request.
They both looked at one another and smirked softly. "Well, if that's the case. Can we stay over night here while you're away?" I heard Dash ask.
Applejack rose a brow and looked down at her. "What are ya getting at Rainbow?"
"Seeing as how Granny has prevented us from staying with each other over night, it'd be nice to be able to sleep in your arms again." Dash said, looking up at Applejack. AJ's face automatically lighting up.
"Y-Yeah that would be nice to have my girlfriend back in my arms every night again." AJ said, blushing more.
"Awww! So cute!" Twilight called out as she entered into the living room, resting her head on my shoulder. Immediately getting a reaction from the both of them.
I smirked and looked at them both. "I told you two." I teased before wrapping an arm around Twilight to pull her close to me.
AJ looked at us and smirked. "Well what about you two love birds?" She tried to tease back.
I looked at Twi and smirked playfully before placing my thumb and index finger on her chin to lift her face towards mine. I leaned forward, tightly pressing my lips against hers. As we broke away from each other, I looked at Twilight to see a giddy smile on her face. "T-that was unexpected." Twilight said, blushing deeply.
I looked back at Dash and AJ to see them with a sly smirk. "Awww, well isn't that cute." Dash tried to tease.
I looked at Twilight to see her turn away bashfully, her face almost as red as my hair. I laughed softly and wrapped my arms around her. "It's alright Twilly, they're just picking on us." I said, holding her close.
She nodded and smiled, resting her head against my chest. "So, do you want to head back tonight, or head back tomorrow?" Twilight asked.
I shrugged softly. "I figure that we probably do need to tell everyone else what's going on. Besides, I figure it might be fun to play around with these one more night before we head back." I teased, holding up and wiggling my fingers in front of her to see her face light up again.
"And on that note, we're gonna get going." Dash said, sitting up from Applejack's lap.
"Eeyup." Applejack agreed, standing up and grabbing Dash's hand. "Alright you two, we're all going to the mall. If you want, you two can tag along or do your thing." She said, smirking at me and Twi.
We looked at one another and shrugged softly. "Sure, why not. Like she said, we probably need to tell the others what's going on." Twilight said, stepping ahead of me, dragging me behind her as we left.
I was already up way before Twilight though didn't dare to move from the bed, not wanting to wake her up. I looked down at her to see her usually neat purple hair all over the place as she laid there asleep on my chest, her arm draped over me. I smiled and leaned down to kiss the top of her head as I wrapped both of my arms around her to hold her close to me. She began to stir a bit, but only to raise her head up for a second before laying it back on my chest.
I glanced out the window to see the sun hasn't even broke the horizon yet. "It's gonna be a long day." I said to myself, reaching down to cover up Twilight. I felt her arms wrap tightly around me as she nuzzled into me softly. "Mmm my Sunny." She said in her sleep. I felt a huge smile form as she made herself comfortable. It's good to know that whatever happens, that she'll always be by my side.
I love this girl unconditionally, though I feel myself be ripped away from my bliss as I remember back to what Celestia was wanting to talk to me about. What IS she wanting to talk to me about? I know it's to talk about my condition upon going back to Equestria, but deep down inside of me, I'm scared.
What if I'm the next pony that ends up locked away on the moon for the next thousand years? "Sunny, is everything alright?" I heard Twi ask as she sat up, yawning softly.
I froze for a second but nodded softly. "Yeah, I'm fine. I'm just worried about what exactly are these terms and conditions that Princess Celestia is referring to." I said, petting along her back.
She leaned up to kiss me and gave me a reassuring smile. "I promise, everything is going to be fine." She said before resting her head back on my chest.
I nodded softly and smiled back. "Alright. If you say so." I said, feeling her hand grab mine, our fingers curling around each other.
"What time is it?" She yawned out, snuggling up against me.
I smiled softly before reaching over to grab my phone off the night stand. "It is only 5 in the morning." I said, before looking back down at her.
She groaned out and pulled the blanket over her head. "That means we probably need to get going soon." She said, still hidden underneath the blanket.
I looked down at her to see that she wasn't budging and smirked. "So how long is soon to you?" I teased.
She poked her head back out, glaring at me and stuck her tongue out at me before going back under the blanket. "I'm comfy right now. I want to enjoy this for a little bit longer." She said.
I chuckled softly. "Well do you mind going ahead and letting me up? I still need to pack up a few things." I said, going to get up, only to see that she wasn't budging. "Or we can lay here for a little bit longer."
She nodded softly as she curled back up to me. "Yeah, that sounds like the better choice." She yawned out, preparing to doze back off.
I smirked softly. "Well if that's the case, the next time you decide to be up all night reading a book. If I ask you to come to bed, then you're coming to bed with me." I said to feel her nod once more.
I smiled and leaned down to kiss the top of her head. "I love you." I said, petting along her back.
She looked up at me and smiled. "I love you too." She said leaning up to kiss me. "Now can we please get back to sleep?" She asked.
I smirked and placed my hands on her sides. "Maybe." I said, a devious, sly, grin forming along my lips.
She froze and looked at my hands. "S-Sunny? What are you doing?" She asked, slowly starting to get up.
I grinned and began to tickle her sides to immediately get an outburst of laughter from her as she thrashed around. "No no no no! Stop it!" She laughed out hoping to stop my onslaught against her.
I finally stopped and chuckled softly to see her laying on the other side of the bed, trying to catch her breath, her body still hidden under the blanket. I rolled over on my side, using my arm to prop myself up. "Are you gonna be ok?" I asked to immediately receive a glare from her.
She rolled over to face away from me. "That's not fair!" She stated.
I looked at her and scooted up, wrapping my arms around her and rest my head against her back. "You know I'm only picking on you." I said, nuzzling into her softly.
I felt her place her hands on top of mine as she pressed herself against me. "I know. I just wish that you'd give me a warning before you start tickling me." She said.
"But if I warn you, it wouldn't be a surprise tickle attack." I said with a smirk. She immediately turned her head to face me, whining at me to stop. "Ok, fine. I'll stop for now." I teased before leaning up to kiss her cheek.
She smiled and nodded softly before yawning once more. "We probably do need to be getting up, now seeing that I'm wide awake." She said as she sat up.
I looked up at her to see that she was wearing my long t shirt that hung down to her knees. I sat up and yawned softly. "Anything you want to eat before we get ready to go?" I said, stretching out, wearing another long shirt that hung a bit higher than Twi's did.
She passed by a mirror and came to a sudden halt. "My mane is such a mess." She said, frantically looking around for a brush.
I laughed softly and walked up behind her, wrapping my arms around her hips, and resting my chin on her shoulder. "I think the messy hair look you got going is cute.." I teased.
"Well, it's not like my hair, or mane, is like yours. Being able to automatically get up in the mornings to have beautiful long hair." She said, turning around, wrapping her arms around my shoulders.
I blushed and smiled. "I really don't do much to it. I just shower, dry it, and that's really it." I said, shrugging softly.
"Still, you're lucky to be able to do that." She said, pouting softly.
I looked down at her and smirked. "Well, as true as that may be, it's nothing compared to how lucky I am to have the most beautiful girl in Equestria." I said, immediately getting a blush from her.
"I'm the lucky one." She replied.
"Oh, how so?" I asked, tilting my head, slightly confused.
She leaned up to kiss me. "Well, one, I know that you will never hurt me. Two, I know that you will always be by my side. Three, you are all I could ever ask for." She stated. I felt my face light up, slightly taking back at her reply. "And out of everything we've been through, I know that regardless of how many arguments we have, no matter what troubles come between us. I know I can wake up every morning to be able to wake up to you, being held in your arms." She said, slowly running her hands down my arms.
I smiled and returned the kiss. "And I know that you will always be with me, no matter what happens." I said, not having a care or worry in the world.
"C'mon, we need to be getting ready." She said as we broke our grasp.
"Oh, yeah. What do you want for breakfast?" I asked, heading off into the kitchen.
"Anything is fine with me. Surprise me." She said, combing the knots out of her hair. "Oh no. We need to hurry up." She called out.
As I walked to the fridge I occasionally heard Twilight rushing around my house, trying to gather all of our belongings that we'll need. I chuckled softly, laying down some bread beside of the toaster. "Twilly, we still have a little while before we need to go. Relax." I said, reaching out to grab her hand.
She immediately came to a halt and nodded softly. "Okay, fine. Sorry about that Sunny." She said, looking down at the ground, slightly ashamed for the sudden panic.
I lead her over to the table and pulled a chair out for her. "It's ok, Twilly. I just don't want you freaking out over nothing. Besides, when we get back, I'm pretty sure that Celestia doesn't want to see you spazzing out." I teased.
She nodded softly and sat there, looking at the table, though the silence was broke by a knock on the door. "Come on in." I call out.
I hear the door open and turn to see Celestia standing there. "Principal Celestia? What are you doing here at this time?" I ask, slightly confused.
Twilight examined her close, though panic immediately sat in. "T-That's Princess Celestia." She said, her face rather pale.
Celestia stood there a gentle smile on her face. "Hello Sunset Shimmer. It's nice seeing you after so many years." She said.
I stood there, trying to come to terms with what's going on. "H-How? What...What's going on?" I ask, starting to get scared.
"Please calm down. I'm just here to talk to you regarding your return." She said, looking down at me, the same smile still on her face.
"Yes Princess Celestia. W-Would it be alright if I went ahead and prepared me and Twilight some breakfast first?" I asked.
"Yes, of course." She said.
I nodded softly and then rushed over to pull a seat out for her as well. "Please, have a seat. Would you like anything to eat as well?" I asked.
She sat down and shook her head. "No, that's alright. I ate with my counter self of this universe. I will take something to drink though. Water, please." She said with a smile.
"Wait, you know of Principal Celestia?" Me and Twilight asked.
"Of course. That was one thing that I was wishing to talk to you about." She said as I walked over to sit a glass of ice water for both Twilight and Celestia. She took a sip and placed it back down. "Thank you." Celestia said.
Twilight looked at her and rose a brow. "Wait, is Principal Celestia making some terms as well?" Twilight asked.
Celestia nodded softly. "Yes. Also, seeing as how you two are together, I figure that I can go ahead and discuss my own terms with you both." She said, her tone growing serious.
"O-Okay?" I said, trying to gulp down any fear in me.
She smiled and shook her head. "My dear Sunset, you have nothing to fear. I'm not going to harm you." She said, instantly sending a wave of relief through me. "Though, as I was talking with my other self. She stated that your graduation is coming up soon. She is wishing that you would stay here long enough for that." Celestia said.
I nodded softly, going back to the stove, frying up some eggs, and fried tomatoes. "Okay, that shouldn't be a problem." I said, walking back over to the toaster to grab the toast.
"Now, onto my own terms and conditions." She said, taking another sip from her water. "Upon your arrival back into Equestria, you are to remain under Twilight's watch. I will also have my guards reporting back to me on a daily basis to report how you are. Also, you are to undergo training with my sister Luna." She stated.
I nodded softly, though slightly confused. "Alright, but why am I going to be going through training?" I asked, placing two plates on the table. "Are you sure you don't want anything?"
She smiled and shook her head. "No, that's quiet alright. And to answer your question. You still have a lot of potential and if you and Twilight work together in the future, then I can only imagine great things coming from the both of you." She stated.
"Are you wanting to make Sunset a princess as well?" Twilight asked, slightly confused.
Celestia paused and sat there. "I am not giving a direct answer on that because that falls on Sunset and her actions. As much as I'd like to see that the both of you live happily, please excuse my own worry and suspicions. I want what's best for Twilight, Sunset. You make her happy. You have brought out a sense of joy from her that I haven't seen from Twilight." She said, automatically making both me and Twilight blush.
"I do my best to make her happy and I will go through Tartarus and back just to see that she's happy." I said with a smile.
Celestia returned the smile and nodded softly. "Now, do you two have questions for me?" She asked, taking a more relaxed tone.
I nodded and sat down in front of Celestia on the other side of the table. "Yes, actually. We was getting ready to come to Equestria to talk to you after we ate and got ready. Why suddenly just show up here?" I asked.
"I know that you were going to panic and be terrified at the fact that we would be holding this talk in my castle. I figured that you would probably be more relaxed in a familiar environment." She said, finishing her water.
I nodded softly and gave a sigh of relief. "Well, you're not wrong. I greatly appreciate that." I said, leaning back in my chair.
Twilight sat forward. "I got a question actually. What would happen if Sunset fails?" She asked. I looked over at Twilight and rose a brow, slightly confused at why she was asking that.
Celestia hung her head a bit. "Well, it's simple. She is to be put back in this world and the portal between worlds will be shattered. Twilight will remain in Equestria while you stay here in this world."
"Wait, that really isn't fair." I said, looking up at Celestia. "I understand that you have to take precautions in the safety of Equestria, but I promise that I am not going to betray you or Luna. And we all know that I wouldn't dare do anything to hurt Twilight. Whether it was physical or emotional." I stated.
Celestia nodded softly and smiled. "I know and understand that you wouldn't dare to harm or betray anyone in Equestria and I have faith in you both. The only reason that I am taking precautions is because it is to calm the minds of everypony in Equestria. I trust you. Luna trusts you and is excited that you will be her student. Cadence has faith in you and Twilight and wants nothing more than to see her sister-in-law be with somepony that makes her happy. It's just those in Equestria will and are uncertain about your return." She said.
I nodded softly and then looked down at my food. "Please, don't think of me rude by eating in front of you. I'm just kind of starving." I said, blushing a bit.
She chuckled softly and nodded. "Please, go ahead and eat."
Me and Twi nodded softly as we dug in quickly. A few minutes passed as we finished, patting our stomachs. "So, is there anything else you need to talk to me about Princess Celestia?" I asked.
She shook her head. "No I believe that is everything." She said getting up from her chair. "You two can arrive back in Equestria whenever you please. I will go ahead and have your guards prepare a chamber for Sunset in your castle." Celestia stated.
"Yes Princess Celestia." Twilight replied.
"A-Actually Princess Celestia. I do have another question." I called out before she had the chance to leave.
She turned back towards me and tilted her head. "Okay, what is it?"
"Twilight and myself still have our friends here. Would it be alright if we can visit them every now and then?" I asked, hoping for the best.
She smiled and nodded. "Of course you can. We would I not allow something like that?" She asked.
"W-well, when you said that if I failed, that the portal between worlds will be broken. I was kind of scared that we wouldn't be allowed to visit them at all, even if I was to succeed." I said, slightly ashamed of asking.
"Oh, no. I wouldn't do that unless you failed. Which honestly, I know for a fact that Twilight's magic has come to surpass my own. If she wished to, she could create another portal into this world." She said, looking over at Twilight who was confused.
"M-My own magic? Princess Celestia, I am no where close to you in magic prowess." She said, extremely confused.
Celestia smiled and shook her head. "No, my dear Twilight. You have already shown that your magic surpasses mine in the fight with Tirek. There was no hope that Cadence, Luna, or myself together could defeat him. You shown that you are more powerful than you expect." She said with a gentle smile.
Twilight sat there for a moment in awe at the fact that she was just shown. "A-Am I really that powerful?" She asked herself.
Celestia laughed softly and smiled. "Now, if there is nothing else that you two need to ask me, I will take my leave. If you two wish to return today or tomorrow is up to you. We all eagerly await your arrival Sunset." Celestia said before turning to leave.
As we heard the door shut, a wave of relief hit us as we cheered for joy. "This is so amazing! I was expecting so much worse." Twilight said, holding me close. She pulled away and then looked up at me to see that tears was running down my cheeks. "Sunny, is everything alright?" She asked me.
I nodded softly and held her close to me. "I-I was just so scared that I was going to lose you." I sobbed out, crying into her shoulder, finally able release my built up fear. "I was terrified that she was going to look at me and demand that I was to remain here. I mean, I know I have to stay here long enough to graduate, but I was thinking forever." I said, releasing all the panic that I've had trapped in me.
She looked up at me and gave a heartfelt smile before placing her hands on my cheeks to bring me into a kiss. "Sunset, regardless of if that was true or not. She was right. If that was to happen, then I would do everything in my power to be able to see you." She said, using her thumbs to wipe away the tears from my eyes. "Regardless of what happens, I will only love you." She said, as she brought me to her in a tight embrace.
I held her close to me as if it was our last embrace. I smiled and nodded softly. My whole body still shaking from my nerves. I just held her close and sobbed, letting lose any emotions that I may have built up over the past few days. "I-I'm sorry for the waterworks." I said, holding her close, finally able to laugh between tears.
She smiled and shook her head. "It's alright. I understand Sunny." She said as she held me close until I managed to finally calm down. This is what I needed at a time like this. So much stress has built up, so much fear, so much worry, finally able release it all with some fantastic news.
